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Free Day (Open)

Aurea sighed happily as she sat in the lawn chair on the porch of the lab. It had been a long week of giving Pokémon out to new Trainers and she was excited for the break.

Of course, Aurea being as lucky as she was, the peace was not meant to last. The phone rang just as she sat down, with a Nurse Joy on the line, asking if she had a piece of equipment in the lab. The day only got worse from there.

When someone knocked on the door that evening, Aurea was frazzled. Her hair was even more staticky than usual and there was an unidentified stain on her lab coat.

“Hello?” Aurea asked, weary. “How may I help you?”

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We Are Young

A little hint at teen Aurea.

Aurea raced down the street, Marie chasing after her. The poor Minccino had been chasing after her Trainer since they were young. Aurea finally stopped at the end of a line that stretched on for a block.

“Don’t give me that look, Marie,” Aurea said, crouching so Marie could climb up to rest on her shoulder. “I’ve heard this ice cream is the best in Unova. We have to have some.”

An hour later, they reached the front of the line and Aurea handed over her winnings from their last battle and received two ice cream cones that were cutely decorated with Vanillish-shaped sprinkles.

Marie chattered excitedly and held her cone in her two small paws. They sat on a bench to enjoy their ice cream.

“What did I tell you?” Aurea asked. “Isn’t it the best?”

The two spent the afternoon enjoying their ice cream and people-watching. It was a good way to spend the day before their Gym challenge.

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He watches her approach, only apprehensive when her walk transforms into a flighty spring. Before he knows it, he’s been taken up into her warm, loving arms. Cheren holds on tightly to the rim of the basket; it takes all his strength not to be knocked over by the sheer force of her hug.

Welcome home, she says. Cheren simply nods – a wordless reply. This was home. Cheren was home now.

The grin that spreads across his face next is uncharacteristic of Cheren, an expression that only a close few to him have truly seen.

❝ Oh god, don’t worry about it. You’re busy – you and Bianca both are. Plus I’m not expecting anything in return. Here – ❞

Cheren opens up the basket. Inside, there are a myriad of goodies – a small, sweetly-smelling pastry in a small plastic box, a slender bottle of fresh lemonade, a hardcover book all about Audino, and a miniature Cincinno plushie.

          ❝ – I’m not the best present giver, but I’d thought you enjoy these. ❞

“I love you,” Aurea says, holding off from hugging him again. Cheren’s been working hard recently, teaching and such. And the plushie was so cute!!

“Come in, come in!” she says, almost pulling him to the door of the lab. “I want to hear about everything. School, your personal life, everything fit to print. And anything not fit to print.”

She opens the door, careful to dodge Pokémon that dash out, ready for their morning run and play.

“It’s a bit of a mess,” she says, “But go ahead and sit while I get you something to drink. Sweet tea? Or are you a grown up now and want coffee?”

Catching Up

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AUREA.

Admittedly, it has been far too long since Cheren had wandered back to his roots – to Nuvema Town, the small town blessed by the scent of the ocean.

Despite the town harboring the regional Professor’s lab, the town had managed to retain that ‘small town’ feeling. Even after all these years. The flow of traffic is light, with many of the roads coming and out of the city still unpaved. The wind here carries a sense of familiarity, warmth.

As he walks in, Cheren finds himself greeted by several of the town’s denizens. All who address him… as if he was still that same little boy who had left on that journey all those years ago.

❛ Cheren! Great to see you! ❜ ❛ How have you been? ❜ ❛ Say hi to those kids for me at your school, will you? ❜

As he walks along those familiar roads, he spots his destination upon the top of the hill, the ergonomic building sticking out like a sore thumb among the clutter of cozy homes. Professor Juniper’s laboratory.

How… long had it been since he had spoken with her in person? Far too long, thinks Cheren for certain.

With a small basket slung over his shoulder, Cheren begins the walk up to the laboratory. Now, he had intended on surprising her, but it seems he’s been discovered the moment her voice rings out – Classic Aurea.

❝ Aurea! ❞ he waves. And then:

❝ What do you mean, what am I doing here? I came to see you! ❞

Aurea grins and waves at him. “Welcome home!” she says.

She can’t wait any longer to see her little Cheren, so she dashes off the porch and walks right over to him. It’s been far too long since she saw him in person. Calls and texts and emails just aren’t the same as being able to hug someone. Which Aurea decides to do, but not a running tackle hug. Those are saved for Harley and those tall enough to not be knocked over by the sheer force of Aurea’s love.

“Is that a basket?” she asks after she’s let go of him and looked him over. “Cherry, did you bring me a present? I should have gotten something for you,” she says, doing an ‘oh darn’ gesture. “There was a big conference thingy I went to with Bianca and I completely forgot. Sorry!!”

Catching Up

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“Don’t worry about me.” - Juni and Harley please!

Every time Harley says ‘Don’t worry about me’, Aurea’s heart rate spikes.

“I’ll always worry about you, Lee,” she says. “No matter what. I’m your friend and I worry about you.”

Aurea sits back on the couch, watching the baby Pokémon in front of her as she’s on the phone with Harley.

“You’d come to me if you had any problems, right?” she asks.

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Catching Up

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It’s been a pretty slow day at the lab, but it’s only noon. Aurea cleans up her office, making sure that she doesn’t have anything else on her schedule. Most of the Trainers have started their journeys for the month and no new baby Pokémon yet, so she can just take her iced tea and sit on the porch, enjoying the weather.

It isn’t long until she sees someone coming up the path to the lab. A very familiar someone with an ahoge. She takes a sip of iced tea before getting up to wave.

“Hey, Cheren!” she calls. “What are you doing in this part of Unova?”

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I'm a gd goblin all the symbols for Harley

♥ - Something they like about your muse.

“You’ve always been there for me. And you care so much about your students.”

❦ - Something they hate about your muse.

“You really need to stop holding things in, Lee.”

✎ - A reason they’re jealous of your muse.

“You get to see Cheren every day.”

♪ - A secret they’re keeping from your muse.

“Um... That I put together a whole album together from our years at college?”

♤ - What they thought about your muse when first meeting.

“That you were kind of a loner, but hopefully a good lab partner.”

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Ok Juni's thoughts on Harley?

“Harley, I love you so much. You’re one my best friends. But I really worry about you. Take care of yourself.”

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❦ cheren and juniii

❦ - Something they hate about your muse.

“I just... I hate how you don’t take care of yourself. I’m a hypocrite, I know, but please, take care of yourself, baby brother!!”

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Aurea takes the button and pats Musa.

“Thank you!” she says. “And may I just say that you’re the cutest little thing!”

Dark’s Noibat, Musa, approaches Aurea with a cloth bag in tow. Chittering excitedly he pulls out a sparkly green button from it, and holds the button out, offering it up as a gift. Everyone has been giving gifts today, and he wants to join in— other people like buttons just as much as he does, right? He sure hopes so! (( Happy Valentines day!! <3 ))

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Dark’s Noibat, Musa, approaches Aurea with a cloth bag in tow. Chittering excitedly he pulls out a sparkly green button from it, and holds the button out, offering it up as a gift. Everyone has been giving gifts today, and he wants to join in— other people like buttons just as much as he does, right? He sure hopes so! (( Happy Valentines day!! <3 ))

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Starter Call

Hey, everyone! Please like this post if you wanna plot something! I’m capping at 3.